… there won’t be any. They will be busy incorporating Nebraska into our fair conference but for now, twelve is big enough. From their statement: “Although the conference will continue to monitor the intercollegiate landscape, it will not be actively engaged in conference expansion for the foreseeable future and does…
This hasn’t been confirmed by the UI yet but the Lake Zurich Courier reports that two players have committed to play for Illinois. Highland Park’s Jason Goldstein and Stevenson’s Adam Walton have made verbal commitments to play for the Illini. Goldstein is a catcher and by some reports is “scary…
Yesterday, the Illinois baseball coaches announced the culmination of all their recruiting efforts from 2010. The net result? Six more recruits signed letters of intent to play for the University of Illinois including yes, one more Parr brother and the #1 ranked player in the state. Coach Hartleb described the…
Some of you in the C-U area may be contemplating attending this Friday’s performance of “The Baseball Music Project” which is being held at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. After all, Hall of Famer Dave Winfield will be there. UI professor Alan Nathan known for his expertise on physics…
Mike Altobelli sent me an update on his son Dominic Altobelli. Along with the update came a digital baseball card of the former Illini thirdbaseman from when he played with the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010. Mike says in part: “(Dom) has been busy Teaching at Marist High School and…
Over the winter, I’m taking a historical look at some of the Illini baseball alums. Today let’s look at the top hitters all-time in the majors by former Illini. Unfortunately, you won’t find any .300 hitters here but one comes close. Former Illini From To BA Lou Boudreau 1938 1952…
Former Illini shortstop Shawn Roof, who played for the AAA Toledo Mudhens in 2010, left a Illini legacy that will not soon be forgotten. Sure there are the on-the-field accomplishments. In his senior year in 2007, he broke the team single season record for steals and hit by pitches. By…
Good news! The Big Ten Records Book has been updated and is now available to everyone in pdf format. I love this kind of stuff. If we want statistics from Major League Baseball’s past, we only need to go Retrosheet.org or BaseballReference.com and we have it all. It’s all there……
The tournament which is rapidly being considered the beginning of Illinois baseball season has been set in stone for 2011. The schedule of the 2011 Big East/Big Ten Challenge was released today. Illinois will take on Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, and West Virginia on the weekend of February 18-20. The Big East/Big…
Last week, I started a series entitled “The Illini Who Made it Big” with the intention of bringing some historical perspective to University of Illinois Baseball. I’ll be talking about some of the former Illini who had made to the majors. And to make it interesting, I introduced a stat…